Alexandra Park, Glasgow

Alexandra Park is a public park in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. It is located in Dennistoun, two miles east of the city centre. To the north is the M8 motorway. Named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark, it opened in 1870. The users of this park have always found the park pleasant and an enjoyable place to relax and do activities such as sunbathing, playing sports and going for walks or runs. The highest point of the Park gives views North to Ben Lomond and South to the Tinto Hills. The park is generally open from dawn to dusk daily but the facilities inside the park have separate opening and closing times accordingly.History 1866: The City Improvement Trustees of Glasgow purchased Alexandra Park in from Mr Walter Stewart. The park was bought was the intention of giving the people of the north-eastern Glasgow a place of leisure and recreation. When the park was purchases it was bare and barren with hardly any trees. 1867 - 1868: Hundreds of unemployed artisans and labourers were employed to begin the renovation of the park to give them something to do during the great trade depression. 1870: The park is officially opened and named after Princess Alexandra of Denmark who was the wife of the future King Edward VII. 1870–present: The park has been used as a place of sport and relaxation by the people of Glasgow.LocationThe park is located in the Dennistoun area about two miles from Glasgow's city centre, It sits neatly between the M8 motorway to the north, Alexandra Parade/Cumbernauld Road to the south, Provan Road to the east and Sannox Gardens to the west. To be precise, Alexandra Park is located on 10 Sannox Gardens, Glasgow . It is about 42ha in area. Its most identifiable features are the two large pedestrian gates that can be seen from Alexandra Parade/Cumbernauld Road Just after the Alexandra Parade railway station.